We are using fetchmail to copy mails from an exchange server to linux
server.

For a whole part of the mails, the destination is chaging to

fetchmail: SMTP> RCPT TO:<xpsa [at] localhost/21025> : xpsa is the user
who runs the fetchmail problem

Any ideas how we can solve this problem

luk schrieb:
> We are using fetchmail to copy mails from an exchange server to linux
> server.
>
> For a whole part of the mails, the destination is chaging to
>
> fetchmail: SMTP> RCPT TO:<xpsa [at] localhost/21025> : xpsa is the user
> who runs the fetchmail problem
>
> Any ideas how we can solve this problem

The solution I'd recommend is to switch from POP3 polling to SMTP
forwarding, ie. configure the Exchange server to forward mails for
the accounts in question to the Linux server. That way you get rid
of all the inherent problems of the fetchmail/POP3 mechanism with
a single strike.

HTH
T.

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On Sep 12, 6:07 pm, Tilman Schmidt <ts-usenet0... [at] pxnet.com> wrote:
> luk schrieb:
>
> > We are using fetchmail to copy mails from an exchange server to linux
> > server.
>
> > For a whole part of the mails, the destination is chaging to
>
> > fetchmail: SMTP> RCPT TO:<xpsa [at] localhost/21025> : xpsa is the user
> > who runs the fetchmail problem
>
> > Any ideas how we can solve this problem
>
> The solution I'd recommend is to switch from POP3 polling to SMTP
> forwarding, ie. configure the Exchange server to forward mails for
> the accounts in question to the Linux server. That way you get rid
> of all the inherent problems of the fetchmail/POP3 mechanism with
> a single strike.
>
> HTH
> T.
>
> --
> Please excuse my bad English/German/French/Greek/Cantonese/Klingon/...

We user using smtphost as an option for fetchmail

this is the command

/usr/bin/fetchmail --timeout 600 -v -f $CONFDIR/.fetchmailrc --
smtphost localhost/21025

our passwords are in .fetchmailrc

luk unleashed the infinite monkeys on 12/09/2007 15:32 producing:
> We are using fetchmail to copy mails from an exchange server to linux
> server.
>
> For a whole part of the mails, the destination is chaging to
>
> fetchmail: SMTP> RCPT TO:<xpsa [at] localhost/21025> : xpsa is the user
> who runs the fetchmail problem
>
> Any ideas how we can solve this problem

I'd suggest you:

1) Read the Fetchmail FAQ
2) Post the required information to the fetchmail-users mailing list (at
berlios)

At a minimum you need to post:

a) The version of fetchmail (if not 6.3.8 then upgrade before you start
this)
b) The contents of .fetchmailrc (mask passwords)
c) The output of "fetchmail --nosyslog --nodetach -vvv"

It would also help to know exactly what the problem is - in this case
what account you would expect the mail to be sent to.

--
Rob MacGregor (BOFH)

Rule 37: "There is no 'overkill'. There is only 'open fire'
and 'I need to reload.'"

luk schrieb:
> On Sep 12, 6:07 pm, Tilman Schmidt <ts-usenet0... [at] pxnet.com> wrote:
>> luk schrieb:
>>
>> > We are using fetchmail to copy mails from an exchange server to linux
>> > server.
[...]
>> > Any ideas how we can solve this problem
>>
>> The solution I'd recommend is to switch from POP3 polling to SMTP
>> forwarding, ie. configure the Exchange server to forward mails for
>> the accounts in question to the Linux server. That way you get rid
>> of all the inherent problems of the fetchmail/POP3 mechanism with
>> a single strike.
>
> We user using smtphost as an option for fetchmail

That has nothing to do with my suggestion. Your fetchmail is still using
POP3 to fetch the mails from the Exchange server.

My recommendation is to do away with fetchmail altogether.

HTH
T.

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